Nose to nose

BEBETO MATTHEWS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Champion Tabasco Chili Pepper, left, a 4-year-old Chihuahua, meets Eurocastle Peanutter, a partially costumed 4-month-old European Burmese, during a preview of the second annual Meet the Breeds, sponsored by the American Kennel Club and Cat Fanciers Association, in New York. The event is the Jacob Javits K. Javits Convention Center on Oct. 16-17.

Champion Tabasco Chili Pepper, left, a 4-year-old Chihuahua, meets Eurocastle Peanutter, a partially costumed 4-month-old European Burmese, during a preview of the second annual Meet the Breeds, sponsored by the American Kennel Club and Cat Fanciers Association, in New York. The event is the Jacob Javits K. Javits Convention Center on Oct. 16-17. (BEBETO MATTHEWS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Champion Tabasco Chili Pepper, left, a 4-year-old Chihuahua, meets Eurocastle Peanutter, a partially costumed 4-month-old European Burmese, during a preview of the second annual Meet the Breeds, sponsored by the American Kennel Club and Cat Fanciers Association, in New York. The event is the Jacob Javits K. Javits Convention Center on Oct. 16-17.